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2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$30,839 Avg Tuition & Fees*

In 2020-2021, 1,214 people earned a degree or certificate in food, nutrition and related services, making the major the #131 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nutrition students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nutrition majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in the United States for food, nutrition and related services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value food, nutrition and related services schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Mizzou is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for food, nutrition and related services students working on their graduate certificate. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 a year.

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#5

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The American University are $38,456 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for food, nutrition and related services students working on their graduate certificate. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Case Western are $49,398 per year.

Case Western also claimed a spot on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#7

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

Auburn graduate students pay an average of $31,986 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Auburn also did well on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate food, nutrition and related services programs. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

UMaine graduate students pay an average of $29,490 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #9, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for food, nutrition and related services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Syracuse are $42,954 per year. The average amount in student loans that nutrition majors at Syracuse take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $31,097.

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#10

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for food, nutrition and related services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population.

Hunter graduate students pay an average of $20,828 in tuition and fees each year.

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Nutrition

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 1,589
General Family & Consumer Sciences 368
Family & Consumer Economics 251
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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